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Concepts in Biology
Eldon Enger, Frederick C. Ross & David Bailey
14th Edition
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Table of Contents
Part I — Introduction
1. What Is Biology?
Part II — Cornerstones: Chemistry, Cells, and Metabolism
2. The Basics of Life: Chemistry
3. Organic Molecules—The Molecules of Life
4. Cell Structure and Function
5. Enzymes, Coenzymes, and Energy
6. Biochemical Pathways—Cellular Respiration
7. Biochemical Pathways—Photosynthesis
Part III — Molecular Biology, Cell Division and Genetics
8. DNA and RNA: The Molecular Basis of Heredity
9. Cell Division—Proliferation and Reproduction
10. Patterns of Inheritance
11. Applications of Biotechnology
Part IV — Evolution and Ecology
12. Diversity Within Species and Population Genetics
13. Evolution and Natural Selection
14. The Formation of Species and Evolutionary Change
15. Ecosystem Dynamics: The Flow of Energy and Matter
16. Community Interactions
17. Population Ecology
18. Evolutionary and Ecological Aspects of Behavior
Part V — The Origin and Classification of Life
19. The Origin of Life and the Evolution of Cells
20. The Classification and Evolution of Organisms
21. The Nature of Microorganisms
22. The Plant Kingdom
23. The Animal Kingdom
Part VI — Physiological Processes
24. Materials Exchange in the Body
25. Nutrition: Food and Diet
26. The Body’s Control Mechanisms and Immunity
27. Human Reproduction, Sex, and Sexuality
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Chapter 01
What Is Biology?
Multiple Choice Questions
If one group is given some medicine that may cure a disease and the other group is given
a sugar pill, the group who got the medicine is the
A. Hypothetical group.
B. Scientific group. C.
Control group.
D. Experimental group.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements of the scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
Which is not a characteristic of all life
? A. responsiveness
B. evolution C.
reproduction
D. random cell structure
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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In an experiment that has a control and experimental group, the dependent variable
is A. observed in the experimental group.
B. not observed in the control group.
C. the result of the independent variable.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements of the scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
4. A good hypothesis must
A. be a logical explanation of events.
B. be testable.
C. account for all current information related to the events being studied.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: State two characteristics of a good hypothesis.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
A characteristic of life i
s A. chemical bonds.
B. the use of oxygen.
C. the production of CO2.
D. cellular organization.
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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